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A man is suing health care company Kaiser for waiting more than two years to inform him that his test results indicated he may have cancer.
According to Courthouse News, the man, Gregory Magnussen, is suing Dr. Samuel W. Moss, the Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia and an affailiate, and Kasier Permanente Insurance, in Fulton County (GA) State Court.
Seems like the doctor who ordered the tests should have followed up with his patient. The insurance company is just that - not a medical care provider.
Kaiser Permanente contracts with the Permanente Medical Groups for physician services. It's not the same as a doctors' group contracting with Aetna to accept patients with Aetna, for example. The relationship is more integrated, and therefore I think KP could be found at fault along with the specific physician and the Southeast Permanente Medical Group. Furthermore, it sounds like some fault may lie with the laboratory's notification systems; I do not know where control of KP labs lies (the health plan, or the doctors' organization?)
Its difficult to sue an HMO. I know when Bush was President he actually wanted to make it easier to sue HMO's. That fell by the wayside though with 9-11 and was never mentioned again. I think for people who want the ability to sue their doctor they should stay out of the HMO's. I hope this guy doesn't get anything. You want to save some money and get lower premiums then be willing to lose the privilege of suing. This seems like a position conservative would support but since they consider HMO's socialized medicine they probably think Kaiser should get sued.
Its difficult to sue an HMO. I know when Bush was President he actually wanted to make it easier to sue HMO's. That fell by the wayside though with 9-11 and was never mentioned again. I think for people who want the ability to sue their doctor they should stay out of the HMO's. I hope this guy doesn't get anything. You want to save some money and get lower premiums then be willing to lose the privilege of suing. This seems like a position conservative would support but since they consider HMO's socialized medicine they probably think Kaiser should get sued.
Pretty much everything you wrote about "conservatives" is wrong, as is some of the other stuff.
Seems pretty open and shut. I'd imagine a settlement is forthcoming.
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